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The Kerrville Public Utility Board recently announced new details regarding its planned natural gas-fired power generation facility.
Marshall, Minnesota, city officials, community leaders and project partners gathered on May 20 to celebrate the official dedication of the Marshall Solar Plus project -- a 10-megawatt solar energy and 5-MW battery storage facility developed to support regional reliability and clean energy goals.
In late April, the New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the New York Power Authority announced the start of a project to install solar panels at the Wards Island Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Kevin Michael as the next Site Vice President for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant effective May 22. Michael will fill the role previously held by Tom Marshall, who is retiring.
California public power utility SMUD on May 28 announced that it plans to issue approximately $300 million of Electric Revenue Bonds and Subordinated Electric Revenue Bonds during June 2025.
New tools are giving ISO New England greater insight into solar power and battery systems that reduce demand for electricity from the regional power grid, it said on May 27.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power LLC’s US460 small modular reactor design, the NRC said on May 29.
The Imperial Irrigation District has signed implementation agreements formalizing its commitment to join both the California Independent System Operator’s existing Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned Extended Day-Ahead Market that will launch next spring.